10 Secrets You Need To Know About Super Nintendo World At Universal Studios Hollywood

All the fun details of the new Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood.

by Jen Gallie
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Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood opened its door to Mario fans on the 17th February.

This new land allows you to enter a real life Super Mario game. Likewise, you can meet your favourite characters, including Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach, and go head-to-head with Bowser as you join Team Mario in Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge; an attraction like no other.

Visitors can grab themselves a Power-Up Band and join in different challenges all around the land, collecting keys to eventually take on Bowser Jr. and reunite Princess Peach with the Golden Mushroom.

Super Nintendo World is exactly what you want from a land based on one of the most successful and recognisable video game franchises of all time. The bright colourful land might be small, but with Toadstool Cafe, the 1-Up Factory and lots of other places to explore, you might find yourself never wanting to leave.

Just like a real Super Mario game, there's so much to discover here. Super Nintendo World has plenty of secrets, and we've tracked ten down for you to find and enjoy when you enter this must-visit destination.

There's hidden characters, surprise interactions, and plenty of Easter eggs that long-time fans of Mario and Nintendo will love.

Here, then, are ten secrets from Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood...

10. The Sign Is A Nod To A Past Mario Game

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The new land of Super Nintendo World truly brings to life the usual 2D and 3D fun of Mario to life. You get to see and interact with all the amazing things that you've grown up with whilst playing the Super Mario games over the decades.

With this new addition to Universal Studios Hollywood allowing you to truly enter the world of Mario for the first time, it seems only right that there is a nod to Super Mario 3D World.

Fans of the games were quick to point out that the colour combination used in the Super Nintendo World sign matches that from the 2013 game. After all, the new land is the ultimate Super Mario 3D World.

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Jen has been a writer and video editor at WhatCulture for over 10 years. She has a BA Hons in History from Newcastle University and in a past life worked at Beamish Open Air Museum and was a corporate trainer (BTC Award in Education and Training). Jen joined WhatCulture to discuss all things Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World, as well as her love of all things movies. She has worked closely with Universal and Disney, giving WhatCulture readers breaking news and exclusives. Her knowledge of Disney parks has lead her to be published by The Sun. If you've ever completed a Disney movies or Friends quiz on WhatCulture it was probably written by Jen. Jen's love of all things Universal's Halloween Horror Nights brought her to WhatCulture's Horror Channel as a video editor. Her video edits can be found across WhatCulture's Film & TV and Horror channels, along with WhatCulture's Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts.